Feb 042010

This is reposted From the Bilerico Project

On Monday morning February 1st, janitorial staff at the University of Oregon discovered the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Alliance had been broken into computer screens and the TV were spray painted over and a swastika had been spray painted on the carpet. Being former staff at the student organization, myself, I was one of the many people deeply impacted.

Students responded by swiftly organizing a series of rallies. Only one day after the vandalism was discovered, 300 community members turned out for a vigil and speakout – an impressive number considering Eugene’s relatively small size. Many community members came up to the mike to speak, including the mayor.

Finish reading this story at here.

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